Our partnership with Suffolk Open Studios continues into 2021, we have been invited to judge their first online exhibition, launching on 10th April. The exhibition precedes the Suffolk Open Studios scheme, which takes place in June this year, and features around 100 individual artworks by a variety of Suffolk-based artists. A panel consisting of Suffolk […]
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Local artist launches Suffolk Artlink Fundraising Campaign
Arabella Marshall is a Suffolk-based glass artist whose work can currently be seen at RSPB Minsmere nature reserve. Her special commission, A Wing And A Prayer, is a piece of public art inspired by the thriving yet vulnerable natural environment at Minsmere, located on the Suffolk Coast. The installation, which can now be seen in […]
New artist residencies to build creative communities
Following in the footsteps of Make, Do & Friends, we’re continuing on our mission to tackle loneliness through creativity, and are excited to share news that we have just commissioned three place-based artist residencies across Suffolk. Our artists will each head up their own creative initiative in a Suffolk town or village, with the aim […]
Bringing creativity to Kirkley during First Light Festival
This month, we are really excited to start working with the Kirkley Centre, First Light Festival and The Third Person – artists Kasia Posen and Carrie Phoenix – on a project to engage the Kirkley community in this year’s First Light Festival. Our artists are currently developing ways to reach, and connect local groups together […]
Tom gets pre-school tots rocking!
We’ve been delighted to see some of the results of our Little Beats’ project this month, following a creative partnership with Suffolk Libraries. Regular visitors to Great Cornard Library’s regular music sessions for pre-school children may have spotted that ‘Tom’s Tot Rock’ sessions have had a makeover, including the addition of a fairy castle and […]
Making space for more carers Around the Table
Thanks to funding provided by Arts Council England and Suffolk Carers Fund, we have been able to extend our programme of free creative get-togethers for family carers across Suffolk, led by a rich variety of experienced chefs, foodies and artists. The new creative sessions are building on our successful ‘Around the Table’ project, which to […]
Special Delivery to Abbots Green Academy
What a joy to start our brand new intergenerational project, Special Delivery, this summer. We have spent enjoyable and inspiring times with pupils from Abbots Green Academy thanks to the power of Zoom, and some brilliantly creative artists. Each week, we beamed our artists over to the school in Bury St Edmunds, as we explored […]
Bringing imaginations to life in care homes
As 2020 comes to a close, we’ve been excited to see the culmination of our pilot virtual reality project, VR Adventures. Despite the challenges presented by the year’s events, our artists spent the summer testing out virtual reality (VR) technology to find ways to use it to bring new and enjoyable creative experiences to care […]
We’re extending our support for family carers
After three years of our successful creative programme for family carers in Suffolk, we are delighted to have secured funding to continue delivering sessions into 2021. As well as continuing to support family carers in and around Claydon and Lowestoft, we’ll be welcoming participants from Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket to take part in Around […]
Not quite the last post for Special Delivery
In the last three months, we have listened to brand new stories, created poems and self portraits, drawn to music, made unique envelopes, aged paper in trays of cold tea and crafted greetings cards decorated with images of ‘small things’ – all inspired by the Dunkirk Letters. The children have shared that work with the […]